The AFL likes to hold thorough investigations into a range of matters dealing with societal ills before coming to a decision.

But it appears the same rigour the league places on determining the bans for players who make homophobic slurs has not been applied to who it chooses as its grand final pregame entertainment.

The code has taken it on itself to be a virtue signaller in its bid to stamp out homophobia on its playing fields and all the fields around the country Aussie Rules is played.

It should be strongly commended for that, but it has found this week that leading the charge on social issues is a lot trickier than it looks, especially when most of the deliberation is done behind closed doors.

It was a tad odd when AFL chief executive Andrew Dillon decided to use several minutes —

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